by Art Petty | Jun 16, 2008 | Leadership, Leading Change
There's an interesting post today in the Harvard Business Review Working Knowledge newsletter entitled "Why Don't Managers Think Deeply?" Professor James Heskett highlights GE CEO Geoffrey Immelt's recent pronouncements that he is: looking for...
by Art Petty | Jun 15, 2008 | Leadership, Leading Change
Jack Welch, in his 2005 book, Winning, offers the following thoughts on change:“For more than a decade, there has been a whole industry devoted to the topic (change), all of it selling pretty much the same line: change or die. Well…it’s true.”Mr. Welch also...
by Art Petty | Jun 11, 2008 | Leadership
You don't have to look hard to learn about the impact of rising fuel costs, including layoffs, plant closings, cutbacks, service reductions, fare hikes and new user fees. These headlines and many more just like them blare from the tv and radio or jump out...
by Art Petty | May 17, 2008 | Leadership
Chances are if you are like most of the business professionals that take the 10 question Leadership Culture Index below, your organization can use some improvement. A lot of improvement. I deliver this simple and I’m sure non-scientific survey (see...
by Art Petty | May 11, 2008 | Leadership
I’ve highlighted on occasion my pride in being an alumni member of one of the world’s great organizations, Matsushita (now formally known as Panasonic). I left in 1996 to continue my still-early career development, and like most other things in life,...
